Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston (http://www.hpw.com), a full-service real estate firm, has announced that it is celebrating a year of success for its Short Sale and Foreclosure Assistance program, known as SAFAssist. To date, the program has provided 367 participants with confidential and expert legal representation for short sales and foreclosures, placing more than 170 active homes on the market. On average, these homes remain on the market for only 45 days before being sold. A program that provides legal representation for individuals facing foreclosure or a ...

The Horizon Interactive Awards recently recognized JPL for excellence in interactive media solutions for its work on the Jolly Rancher website for The Hershey Company. To support the brand's new TV campaign, updated packaging and refocused outreach, JPL created an engaging site to drive purchase and encourage loyalty. Building on the saying "Untamed Fruit Flavor," the revamped site features an animated video with exploding flavors. Playful, irreverent descriptions bring the brand to life, and users learn about the brand's evolution through a snappy timeline. ...

As summer approaches, consumers throughout the Southeast will be searching for ways to keep cool while the temperatures rise. Providing a refreshing, healthful indulgence, G.S. Gelato, based in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, has begun a partnership with Costco Wholesalers to offer frozen yogurt in a two-flavor bulk pack. Yogurtiamo, the company's branded line of frozen yogurt, is now available in Costco Wholesale buildings throughout the Southeast. The bulk packaging contains two 34-ounce containers of California Tart Yogurt, each with different ripple inclusions; one with ...

In an effort to assist existing companies create partnerships with local schools, the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation hosted a Career Awareness Day at the Spencer High School on May 7. The purpose of the event was to make students aware of local job opportunities and the education needed to make them viable candidates for the positions. Companies that took part in the event were Meridian Manufacturing, Eaton Corporation, Rosenboom, Maurer Manufacturing and Iowa Lakes Community College. Three of the companies, Eaton, Roseboom and Maurer, had former Spencer ...

The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) named Ben Franklin TechVentures the 2012 Randall M. Whaley National Incubator of the Year on May 8 at NBIA's International Conference on Business Incubation in Atlanta. Ben Franklin TechVentures also won the Dinah Adkins Incubator of the Year, Technology Focus at the NBIA event. Ben Franklin TechVentures is owned and managed by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) on Lehigh University's Mountaintop Campus in Bethlehem, PA. Ben Franklin TechVentures provides a high-energy and ...

The following are excerpts of selected lay-language papers. The entire collection can be found here: http://www.acoustics.org/press/163rd/lay_lang.html Lay-language Paper Highlights 1. Trapping Microorganisms Using Cylindrical Standing Waves and Its Application to Water Purification 2. Auditory Depth Control: Investigation Associated Physical Parameters that Make a 3-D Sound Image Project Out of Your TV 3. Speech Perception Development in Monolingual Infants and Bilingual Infants 4. Making Sense of Sound 5. Improving Orchestra Pits for the Benefit of Musicians 6. ...

This year's trade event will feature a 'Speed Networking' session during which tourism business owners and visitor attraction operators will exchange information about their operations. The Gala evening also will feature the launch of a new 'Clare Tourism Initiative', aimed at capitalising on County Clare's reputation as a "friendly and welcoming" tourism destination. Forum Chairperson, Barbara Faulkner commented: "A significant amount of work has been undertaken by Forum members to promote the sector at local and national level. Efforts are continuing ...

New research findings show that embryonic stem cells unable to fully compact the DNA inside them cannot complete their primary task: differentiation into specific cell types that give rise to the various types of tissues and structures in the body. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University found that chromatin compaction is required for proper embryonic stem cell differentiation to occur. Chromatin, which is composed of histone proteins and DNA, packages DNA into a smaller volume so that it fits inside a cell. A study published on May ...

Tennessee Child Support Case Shows Consequences of Legal Parentage Sometimes courts need to step in to determine paternity when there is a dispute. However, courts do not always get it right when establishing paternity, which causes problems for all involved. A recent Tennessee appellate court ruling shows the consequences of a court incorrectly declaring a father to be a child's legal parent. Paternity Proceedings While Overseas A Tennessee soldier was sued for child support while he was overseas in Iraq from November 2007 through January 2009. The man never responded ...

DUI Courts in Colorado Offer Alternative to Prison In 2009, select counties in Colorado, including Larimer County, began planning for participation in a start-up program aimed at reassessing the way the criminal justice system deals with repeat DUI offenders. The state established the first DUI courts as an alternative to the cycle of incarceration and release for those who have a long history of drunk driving charges. The courts have strict requirements to keep participants engaged, and not everyone qualifies to be a part of the program. Emphasis on Accountability Colorado's ...

LA JOLLA, CA – May 10, 2012 ¬– Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found the first chemical compounds that act to block an enzyme that has been linked to inflammatory conditions such as asthma and arthritis, as well as some inflammation-promoted cancers. The new study, published recently by the journal ACS Chemical Biology, describes new compounds that inhibit an important enzyme called PRMT1 (protein arginine methyltransferase 1). The new inhibitors will be useful to scientists who study PRMT1-related biological pathways in cells and who are developing ...

Oil Boom in South Texas May Bring More Truck Accidents Caused by Fatigue The Eagle Ford oil boom in South Texas is creating economic growth in the area, but it is also creating growth of another sort. The oil boom has led to more commercial truck traffic to South Texas. The additional truck traffic has brought more tired truck drivers to the area, and has also damaged and narrowed area roads. The greater number of tired truck drivers and deteriorating roads create a dangerous driving environment conducive to car and truck accidents. Many workers in South Texas face ...

Social Media Is a Growing Factor in Divorce Proceedings As social media becomes more ubiquitous in daily life, people are becoming more accustomed to sharing all aspects of their lives online. With sites such as Facebook, Flickr, MySpace,Twitter, LinkedIn and Tumblr, people can broadcast their thoughts, feelings and pictures to everyone in real time. As posting information on social media sites becomes more natural to people, those going through divorce may share details about their situations online. However, doing so can end up harming them, as evidence gathered from ...

Babies born when labour is induced around their due date may have better survival rates than those whose birth is not induced, a study suggests. Researchers found that stillbirths and new born baby deaths were less likely to occur when labour was induced at 40 weeks compared to births where the pregnancy was allowed to continue. Women whose labour was artificially triggered at 40 weeks were also less likely to need a Caesarean section than those who waited to go into labour. The study from the University of Edinburgh looked at elective inductions – those carried out ...

FAQs About Divorce Psychologists put divorce on par with the death of a loved one, losing a job and relocating as one of the most stressful events that a person can go through in life. In the face of such a dramatic life change, people often have several questions regarding transitioning from married to single with respect to finances, investments and real estate matters. Money One of the most common questions people have after divorce is: How do I handle my finances as a single person, after being part of a couple? Experts suggest beginning by making a list ...

Differences in regional hospital readmission rates for heart failure are more closely tied to the availability of care and socioeconomics than to hospital performance or patients' degree of illness, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care & Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2012. U.S. regional readmission rates for heart failure vary widely ― from 10 percent to 32 percent ― researchers found. Communities with higher rates were likely to have more physicians and hospital beds and their populations were likely to ...

A study conducted at Scripps Health has found that a novel new heart monitoring device helped emergency room patients avoid unnecessary follow-up care. Scripps Health electrophysiologist Steven Higgins, MD, presented findings of the study titled, "Prevalence of Arrhythmias in Emergency Department Patients Discharged Using a Novel Ambulatory Cardiac Monitor", today at the Heart Rhythm Society's 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions in Boston. The study focused on the use of Zio® Patch, a single-use ambulatory cardiac monitor that looks similar to a 2- by 5-inch adhesive bandage ...

Growing Use of Credit Reports in Hiring Decisions There is a growing trend among employers across the country to use credit reports to screen job applicants. While the practice is largely illegal in Maryland, the phenomenon is disturbing given the considerable difficulties already facing many of today's jobseekers. More than ever before, according to USA Today, recruiters say employers are using credit reports to screen potential employees. While small business owners may approve of the strategy, folks who are out of work and down on their luck do not view the policy ...

Barcelona, Spain: Using a concentrated, highly targeted dose of radiation to the breast has equally good results as irradiating the whole area, with no adverse effects on survival and a much better cosmetic outcome, Hungarian researchers have found. Reporting the ten-year results of a randomised trial, Professor Csaba Polgár, MD, Director of the Centre for Radiotherapy, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, will tell the World Congress of Brachytherapy [1 & 2] today (Friday) that he believes that accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) could be offered to many ...

AiNET, an innovator in data centers, cloud services and fiber networks, announced today that its new MicroMetering service will provide all data center colocation customers with cost-savings, power redundancy and better scalability. Frequently data center customers are charged based on the capacity of their electrical service. Metered power has advantages over capacity based offerings and cost savings up to 70%. Until now, metered power was only available for the largest colocation and wholesale customers. AiNET MicroMetering is available now at its Laurel, Maryland ...

Barcelona, Spain: New research showing that almost half of 13,000 patients with head and neck cancers had other health-related problems at the same time is one of the presentations in a special session at the 31st conference of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO 31) [1] today (Friday). The session will highlight the effect of the demographic time bomb caused by an increasingly ageing population. Dr Charlotte Rotbøl Bøje, from the Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, will tell the conference that analysis of co-morbidities – other medical ...

For the fourth consecutive year, S&A Cherokee has won multiple InSpire Awards from the North Carolina Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (NCPRSA). NCPRSA launched the awards program in 2009 to honor the region's best efforts in public relations and communications. S&A Cherokee received five Bronze InSpire Awards, recognizing tactics or components of campaigns, and one Silver InSpire Award, recognizing entire campaigns. Four of the company's winning entries also received Best in Category designation. Bronze Award of Excellence and Best in Category, ...

The medical tourism guide Novasans has today launched a revamped Home Page to it's popular online medical travel directory and informational portal. In its quest to bring affordable healthcare and surgery options closer to patients from across the world, Novasans has revised and upgraded its home page, to create a more user-friendly interface and an easier search tool. The new home page is divided into three areas; 1. Explanation to Novasans' features and services 2. Search Functionality to find a hospital, clinic or wellness center across the world, catering to ...

CHICAGO – A new electronic medical record tool that tallies patients' previous radiation exposure from CT scans helps reduce potentially unnecessary use of the tests among emergency room patients with abdominal pain, according to a study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that will be presented today at the annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. The new study shows that when the tool is in use, patients are 10 percent less likely to undergo a CT scan, without increasing the number of patients who ...

Boomtext announces that it has adopted a new name - Mobivity - and will serve its clients even better. This new brand will hereafter accompany the firm's new product and service launches, as well as give a hand in providing value added services for its clients and increase their customer base by providing extremely intuitive and self-servicing mobile messaging platform. Mobivity began as BoomText in 2007. Today, it is a renowned name in mobile marketing with years of experience in providing cost effective SMS marketing solutions. The company caters to a large number ...